Two more teenagers are brought back from Russian occupation

Two 17-year-olds have been brought back from Russian-occupied territories. Photo: MariaView/Depositphotos

Two 17-year-olds – a boy and a girl – have been brought back from temporarily Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories. They had refused to attend Russian educational institutions and were secretly studying at Ukrainian schools online.

Source: Bring Kids Back UA, a Ukrainian government-led effort to bring Ukrainian children home from temporarily Russian-occupied territories

Details: The boy was determined to leave occupied territory before reaching adulthood due to the risk of conscription into the Russian armed forces.

Two more teenagers are brought back from Russian occupation

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